Best U.S. History Books (1754-1828)

Beschreibung
This list seeks to compile the best books on U.S. history for the Revolutionary era through the end of the period of the early republic, which is defined as encompassing the time period from the French and Indian War through the end of the John Quincy Adams administration. Such books can be biographies, general histories, or subject specific histories.
1
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
von Robert Middlekauff
1,700 Mitglieder
20 Rezensionen
4
3 Members
eromsted, joelanca, Bretzky1
2
Alexander Hamilton
von Ron Chernow
8,062 Mitglieder
162 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
3 Members
eromsted, sipthereader, joelanca
3
Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800
von Mary Beth Norton
306 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
4
3 Members
eromsted, AnnaClaire, joelanca
4
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
von Joseph J. Ellis
6,791 Mitglieder
77 Rezensionen
3.9
3 Members
sipthereader, AnnaClaire, Bretzky1
5
John Adams
von David McCullough
13,716 Mitglieder
199 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
3 Members
sipthereader, AnnaClaire, Bretzky1,eromsted
6
1776
von David McCullough
13,184 Mitglieder
246 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
AnnaClaire, JimRaynor76,eromsted
7
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
von John Ferling
704 Mitglieder
7 Rezensionen
4.2
2 Members
joelanca, Bretzky1
8
Washington: A Life
von Ron Chernow
3,087 Mitglieder
83 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
2 Members
sipthereader, Bretzky1
9
Undaunted Courage
von Stephen E. Ambrose
7,509 Mitglieder
78 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, AnnaClaire
10
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
von Jon Meacham
2,477 Mitglieder
75 Rezensionen
4
2 Members
AnnaClaire, Bretzky1
11
Seine Exzellenz George Washington. Eine Biographie
von Joseph J. Ellis
3,818 Mitglieder
59 Rezensionen
4
2 Members
AnnaClaire, Bretzky1
12
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
von Ian W. Toll
1,033 Mitglieder
25 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
2 Members
joelanca, Bretzky1
13
Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
von John Ferling
738 Mitglieder
14 Rezensionen
4
2 Members
AnnaClaire, joelanca
14
The Stamp Act Crisis: Prologue to Revolution
von Edmund S. Morgan
200 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
4
2 Members
eromsted, joelanca
15
Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams
von Joseph J. Ellis
477 Mitglieder
6 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
AnnaClaire, joelanca
16
Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence
von Carol Berkin
382 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
3.9
2 Members
eromsted, AnnaClaire
17
Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766
von Fred Anderson
1,148 Mitglieder
9 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
2 Members
eromsted, joelanca
18
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
von Bernard Bailyn
1,296 Mitglieder
18 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
eromsted
19
The American Pagent: Volume 1: To 1877
von Thomas A. Bailey
70 Mitglieder
3.9
Member
MDGentleReader
20
George Washington: A Biography (7 volumes)
von Douglas Southall Freeman
68 Mitglieder
½ 4.7
Member
Bretzky1
21
Winter Friends: Women Growing Old in the New Republic, 1785-1835
von Terri L. Premo
9 Mitglieder
Member
Blythewood
22
Washington's Crossing
von David Hackett Fischer
1,827 Mitglieder
22 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Member
AnnaClaire
23
The Anti-Federalists: Critics of the Constitution 1781-1788
von Jackson Turner Main
136 Mitglieder
½ 3.6
Member
JimRaynor76
25
Tom Paine and Revolutionary America
von Eric Foner
238 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
4
Member
eromsted
26
The Loyalist Conscience: Principled Opposition to the American Revolution
von Chaim M. Rosenberg
3 Mitglieder
Member
Blythewood
27
The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon
von John Ferling
334 Mitglieder
27 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Member
AnnaClaire
28
The Marketplace of Revolution: How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence
von T. H. Breen
293 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
eromsted
29
American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795
von Edward J. Larson
51 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 4.3
Member
Blythewood
30
Paul Revere's Ride
von David Hackett Fischer
1,121 Mitglieder
20 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Member
AnnaClaire
32
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
von Joseph J. Ellis
2,805 Mitglieder
35 Rezensionen
4
Member
AnnaClaire
33
The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy
von Thomas K. McCraw
108 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
Bretzky1
34
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
von Gordon S. Wood
1,303 Mitglieder
12 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
joelanca
35
A People Numerous and Armed: Reflections on the Military Struggle for American Independence
von John Shy
116 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Member
eromsted
36
John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
von R. Kent Newmyer
70 Mitglieder
4
Member
Bretzky1
37
In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820
von David Waldstreicher
105 Mitglieder
½ 3.6
Member
eromsted
38
The Lion and the Union: The Anglo-American War 1812-15
von Kate Caffrey
18 Mitglieder
½ 3.5
Member
Bretzky1
39
The Radicalism of the American Revolution
von Gordon S. Wood
1,671 Mitglieder
23 Rezensionen
4
Member
eromsted
40
Benjamin Franklin
von Carl Van Doren
614 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Member
joelanca
42
The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
von Gordon S. Wood
929 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
eromsted
43
Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington
von Peter R. Henriques
67 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
4
Member
Bretzky1
44
American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence
von Pauline Maier
776 Mitglieder
10 Rezensionen
4
Member
eromsted
45
Alexander Hamilton: American
von Richard Brookhiser
608 Mitglieder
10 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
AnnaClaire
46
John Adams and the American Revolution
von Catherine Drinker Bowen
424 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Member
joelanca
47
The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788-1800
von Stanley Elkins
426 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
eromsted
48
Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams
von Lynne Withey
731 Mitglieder
10 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
AnnaClaire
49
In Pursuit of Reason: The Life of Thomas Jefferson
von Noble E. Cunningham, Jr.
404 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Member
eromsted
50
Generous Enemies: Patriots and Loyalists in Revolutionary New York
von Judith L. Van Buskirk
44 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.5
Member
Bretzky1
51
A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution
von Carol Berkin
427 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
eromsted
52
Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr
von Nancy Isenberg
635 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
3.8
Member
AnnaClaire
53
Women of the Republic: Intellect and Ideology in Revolutionary America
von Linda K. Kerber
299 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
4
Member
eromsted
54
Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 1760-1791: Documents and Essays
von Richard D. Brown
148 Mitglieder
½ 3.6
Member
Bretzky1
56
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
von Joseph J. Ellis
1,718 Mitglieder
29 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
AnnaClaire
57
The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution
von Thomas P. Slaughter
245 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Member
eromsted
59
The Awakening of American Nationalism, 1815-1828
von George Dangerfield
170 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
3
Member
eromsted
60
The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America
von Drew R. McCoy
214 Mitglieder
4
Member
eromsted
62
The founding of a nation; a history of the American Revolution, 1763-1776
von Merrill Jensen
79 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
4.1
Member
eromsted
63
"The Tyranny of Printers": Newspaper Politics in the Early American Republic
von Jeffrey L. Pasley
73 Mitglieder
4
Member
eromsted
64
Crisis in Freedom: The Alien and Sedition Acts
von John Chester Miller
51 Mitglieder
4
Member
eromsted
65
Fries's Rebellion: The Enduring Struggle for the American Revolution
von Paul Douglas Newman
37 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
3.8
Member
eromsted
66
Between Authority and Liberty: State Constitution-making in Revolutionary America
von Marc W. Kruman
24 Mitglieder
½ 3.5
Member
eromsted
67
The Power of the Purse: A History of American Public Finance, 1776-1790
von E. James Ferguson
30 Mitglieder
½ 3.5
Member
eromsted
68
Jay's treaty; a study in commerce and diplomacy
von Samuel Flagg Bemis
16 Mitglieder
2
Member
eromsted
69
The Bonds of Wickedness: American Evangelicals against Slavery, 1770-1808
von James D. Essig
3 Mitglieder
3
Member
eromsted
70
A Shopkeeper's Millennium: Society and Revivals in Rochester, New York, 1815-1837
von Paul E. Johnson
431 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
eromsted
71
A Spirited Resistance: The North American Indian Struggle for Unity, 1745-1815
von Gregory Evans Dowd
179 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
3.8
Member
eromsted
72
The American Revolution in Indian Country : Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities
von Colin G. Calloway
260 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Member
eromsted
73
A New Order of Things: Property, Power, and the Transformation of the Creek Indians, 1733-1816
von Claudio Saunt
61 Mitglieder
½ 3.3
Member
eromsted
74
CITIES IN REVOLT: URBAN LIFE IN AMERICA, 1743-76 (GALAXY BOOKS)
von Carl Bridenbaugh
75 Mitglieder
Member
eromsted
75
Prodigals and Pilgrims: The American Revolution against Patriarchal Authority 1750-1800
von Jay Fliegelman
26 Mitglieder
4
Member
eromsted
76
The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution
von Sidney Kaplan
60 Mitglieder
Member
eromsted
77
The Urban Crucible: The Northern Seaports and the Origins of the American Revolution
von Gary B. Nash
206 Mitglieder
6 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
eromsted
78
The King's Three Faces: The Rise and Fall of Royal America, 1688-1776
von Brendan McConville
137 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.6
Member
eromsted
79
Pamphlets of the American Revolution, 1750-1776
von Bernard Bailyn
19 Mitglieder
3
Member
eromsted
80
The American Revolution: Explorations in the History of American Radicalism
von Alfred F. Young
78 Mitglieder
3
Member
eromsted
81
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
von Walter Isaacson
5,462 Mitglieder
83 Rezensionen
4
82
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
von Founding Fathers
1,913 Mitglieder
14 Rezensionen
½ 4.5
83
Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787
von Catherine Drinker Bowen
1,665 Mitglieder
14 Rezensionen
4.1
84
Thomas Jefferson : An Intimate History
von Fawn McKay Brodie
1,142 Mitglieder
10 Rezensionen
3.8
85
Washington: The Indispensable Man
von James Thomas Flexner
1,063 Mitglieder
9 Rezensionen
4.1
86
Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
von Gordon S. Wood
1,049 Mitglieder
23 Rezensionen
3.9
87
The American Revolution: A History
von Gordon S. Wood
956 Mitglieder
11 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
88
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
von Stacy Schiff
813 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
89
First Family: Abigail and John Adams
von Joseph J. Ellis
763 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
4.1
90
Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington
von Richard Brookhiser
705 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
3.8
91
1812: The War That Forged a Nation
von Walter R. Borneman
691 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
92
Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
von Gore Vidal
657 Mitglieder
15 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
93
The American Heritage Book of The Revolution
von Bruce Lancaster
640 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
94
Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
von Pauline Maier
570 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
4.1
95
John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography
von Samuel Eliot Morison
565 Mitglieder
9 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
96
History of the United States of America During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson
von Henry Adams
554 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
½ 4.6
97
The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War
von Fred Anderson
541 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
3.8
98
The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies
von Alan Taylor
502 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
3.9
99
To Begin the World Anew: The Genius and Ambiguities of the American Founders
von Bernard Bailyn
502 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
100
Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution
von Benson Bobrick
488 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
4.1